Overview

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White Bay is a kitesurfing spot located on the north coast of Jamaica, in Trelawny Parish. This spot offers shallow waters and steady trade winds, creating favorable conditions for kitesurfing. The relatively flat water is suitable for beginners and intermediates.

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Spot forecast for White Bay

Sunrise 06:05 · Sunset 17:44

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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White Bay: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

303h

in April · 29.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, April and January, at 30 rideable days and 30 °C. The low point is October, at 15.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 93%13-20 knots · 7%21-30 knots · under 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 93% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 29 °C. The wettest month is October, with 288 mm.

Monthly averages: White Bay

Monthly averages — White Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	28.5	289 h	29 °C	27 mm
February	23.5	221 h	29 °C	42 mm
March	28.0	229 h	30 °C	51 mm
April	29.5	303 h	30 °C	69 mm
May	26.5	205 h	31 °C	99 mm
June	24.5	245 h	32 °C	132 mm
July	30.5	304 h	32 °C	157 mm
August	27.5	203 h	32 °C	103 mm
September	18.5	109 h	32 °C	115 mm
October	15.5	123 h	31 °C	288 mm
November	24.0	178 h	29 °C	119 mm
December	28.5	269 h	29 °C	44 mm

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Technical details of White Bay spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Beginner

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